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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's bag, including $3,000 in cash, is stolen from DC restaurant — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem fell victim to a thief while eating dinner at a downtown Washington, DC, restaurant Sunday night, two sources familiar with the incident …
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Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat — The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information …
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Former Top Pentagon Spokesperson Details ‘Month From Hell’ Inside the Agency — The total chaos at the Department of Defense is becoming a major distraction for the Trump administration, writes John Ullyot. — It's been a month of total chaos at the Pentagon.


White House backs Hegseth, Leavitt says ‘entire Pentagon’ is resisting him — Hegseth “is doing phenomenal leading the Pentagon,” Leavitt said during a Monday “Fox & Friends” appearance. — President Donald Trump “stands strongly behind Pete Hegseth,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday morning …
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Turns Out It Wasn't Such a Great Idea to Put Pete Hegseth in Charge of the Military
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A Pope Who Preached Decency in Indecent Times
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Hegseth blames Signal group chat story on ‘disgruntled former employees’
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Former Pentagon official warns department's dysfunction could topple Hegseth
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Hegseth says he and Trump are on ‘same page’ after 2nd Signal chat revelation
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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88 — Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday.
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Latest Updates: Pope Francis Dies at 88 — His groundbreaking pontificate worked to make the Catholic Church more inclusive. Cardinals will now decide whether to continue his approach or restore more doctrinaire leadership. — Buenos Aires — Jerusalem — Havana — Washington
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Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88 — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. — At 9:45 AM, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, announced the death of Pope Francis from the Casa Santa Marta with these words:
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Pope Francis' Last Act Was to Give JD Vance a Lesson About Migrants
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Pope Francis, Advocate for Economic and Social Justice, Dies at 88
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Francis, the First Latin American Pope, Dies at 88
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Pope Francis has died, Vatican says
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House Dems travel to El Salvador to secure Maryland man's return — More Democrats are making the trip abroad to raise awareness for what they call a “constitutional crisis” surrounding Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation. — Four more Democratic lawmakers have landed in El Salvador …
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House Democrats land in El Salvador, demand Abrego Garcia's return
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Four House Dems travel to El Salvador despite GOP refusal
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Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning … “We need to channel the MAHA spirit and really dive deep into infertility,” said Emma Waters, a policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, referring to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again campaign.Rebecca Kiger for The New York Times
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Baby Bonuses, Fertility Planning: Trump Aides Assess Ideas to Boost Birthrate … “We need to channel the MAHA spirit and really dive deep into infertility,” said Emma Waters, a policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, referring to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again campaign.Rebecca Kiger for The New York Times
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How Democrats Won Wisconsin In 2025: Turnout. — Democrats swelled with confidence after their victory in the State Supreme Court race in Trump-won Wisconsin. It seemed that public opinion swung sharply against Donald Trump and the GOP despite Elon Musk's eight-figure investment in the state.


Trump to Meet Walmart, Target Executives as Tariff Angst Spreads — President Donald Trump is set to meet with major retailers at the White House to discuss the impact of sweeping tariffs on their businesses. … The discussion comes amid a 90-day pause in Trump's higher tariffs …
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Gold surges to a record above $3,400 as Trump threatens Fed independence
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My Dinner With Adolf — Imagine my surprise when in the spring of 1939 a letter arrived at my house inviting me to dinner at the Old Chancellery with the world's most reviled man, Adolf Hitler. I had been a vocal critic of his on the radio from the beginning, pretty much predicting everything …


Trump's Surgeon General Pick Distorted Key Parts of Her Résumé — Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, an urgent-care physician and former Fox News medical contributor 1 who is President Donald Trump's nominee for surgeon general of the United States, has over at least the last 15 years falsely represented …


Solicitor General John Sauer's Predicament — His incompatible duties to the president and the Supreme Court are coming to a head. … Yesterday Justice Alito published a fiery statement explaining his dissent from the Supreme Court's early Saturday morning order directing the U.S. government …
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Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law? Seven Experts Weigh In. — Trump critics say we are in a constitutional crisis. The White House says that's hysterical. What do our top legal minds say? — The first 90 days of President Trump's second term have been marked by a series of aggressive legal maneuvers.
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Diplomats Are Freaking Out About Trump's Leaked Executive Order — STATE OF PANIC — One official said monkeys with a typewriter could have come up with a more logical plan for the State Department. — American diplomats spent the weekend panicking about a possible plan to radically reshape …
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The ‘5 things’ emails are going by the wayside as Musk readies his exit — After the DOGE leader demanded federal workers list accomplishments, agencies applied an inconsistent patchwork of policies. — When Elon Musk and President Donald Trump commanded all federal workers …
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No Show Cuo — Andrew Cuomo is planning to do something this week he rarely does: speak at a New York City mayoral candidates forum. — He's expected Wednesday at The Black Agenda forum at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, organizers told Playbook. But in a sign of his campaign's caginess …
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Polls aren't going to save us from Trump — Democrats are praying on polls too much. They need to act instead. — About 50 percent of Americans now disapprove of President Donald Trump, compared with just 46 percent who approve of him, according to recent polls.
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Trump Administration Irate at Harvard, Plans to Pull Additional $1 Billion in Funding — The university publicized a government demand letter that asked for federal oversight of the campus — The Trump administration has grown so furious with Harvard University after a week …
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GOP lawmakers running out of options to pay for Trump's costly agenda — Republican leaders are rapidly running out of ways to pay for President Trump's agenda as GOP lawmakers shoot down various proposals to cut spending or increase revenues. — Without finding some new ideas …
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Trump Gives New York ‘One Last Chance’ to End Congestion Pricing — The Trump administration is threatening to stop future federal approvals for transportation projects in Manhattan and may withhold funding if New York City's congestion pricing program continues.
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